Drought Hits Elephant Population

Carcass of an elephant near the Shumba waterhole at Sinamatela, Hwange National Park.

Carcass of an elephant near the Shumba waterhole at Sinamatela, Hwange National Park. Tweet

Zimbabwe: $54 Million (US$220,000) Jumbo Tusks Recovered http://allafrica.com/stories/200610180414.html Tweet

Is Zim losing war against foreign poachers?

I spent a week at Hwange National Park, where poachers from Zambia and settlements bordering the park are killing elephants and the endangered rhino. Anti-poaching campaigns in the area are largely unsuccessful due to erratic fuel supplies for parks and a general lack of effective surveillance strategies. BornFree foundation reports that Zimbabwe sold more than 4000 tonnes of ivory to China outside CITES regulations on ivory trade. Is ZimParks complicit in the upsurge in ivory poaching?

Zimbabwe: $54 Million (US$220,000) Jumbo Tusks Recovered http://allafrica.com/stories/200610180414.html Tweet

Is Zim losing war against foreign poachers? I spent a week at Hwange National Park, where poachers from Zambia and settlements bordering the park are killing elephants and the endangered rhino. Anti-poaching campaigns in the area are largely unsuccessful due to erratic fuel supplies for parks and a general lack of effective surveillance strategies. BornFree [...]

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